Manchester United are going ahead with a permanent singing section in the stadium’s North East Quadrant to boost the atmosphere at Old Trafford next season.

The Reds have trialed the idea at two matches this season - against Real Sociedad in the Champions League last October and against Fulham in February.

A specialist noise acoustic firm was hired to monitor the atmosphere in the two games and compared them to the Liverpool home match last season.

Against Olympiacos the singing fans were located in the South West Quadrant and against Fulham it was trialed in the North East Quadrant and the results proved significant enough to make the latter section the permanent one.

Fans groups have driven the idea after years of complaints that Old Trafford’s once electric atmosphere had disappeared.

A fans’ forum and two surveys conducted with season ticket holders indicated the majority were in favour, with 83 per cent rating the trials a success.

However, 44 per cent of those who had to be moved from their normal seats were against the idea of the section being made permanent.

Nonetheless, the club have decided that the 1,600-seat North East Quadrant will house the singers from the start of the 2014-15 campaign in August.

Fans currently holding season tickets in that section have been sent a letter to inform them they will be moved.

Season ticket holders who took part in the trial will be given priority to move their seats to the singing section.